The Preserve Piranhas ended the regular season with a strong effort, but fell short against the Heritage Village Sea Lions! With 35 Preserve swimmers scoring individual points and 9 Preserve relays taking first place, it was a strong team effort.

The Preserve Individual Point winners:

Another Preserve team record. Gracie Baker tied another of the longest-standing records in Preserve team history as she swam a 17.37 second 8&U Girls 25M Freestyle, which put her in the records books along with a time that has stood since 2008.

The Prelims and Finals remain. The Prelims is the qualifying group of meets that take place the week of 7/6. The top 16 times (individual and relays) during the prelims in each event qualify for the final! Prelims is not just for the top swimmers – it’s for everyone; it’s not just about qualifying for finals – it's competing against yourself and swimming against all of the Rocky Mountain Swim League. We need as many swimmers as possible to fill our relays! It’s a fantastic experience – please sign up by 6/30 at 5:00pm for events and a volunteer shift. Signup is the same site as other meets: Signup

Prelim Schedule: All meets begin @ 8:00
7/6: 13&Up @ Cherry Creek Vista (11350 E. Orchard Rd., Englewood, CO 80111)
7/7: 8&Under @ Homestead (6767 E. Easter Ave., Centennial, CO 80112)
7/8: 9/10 @ Heritage Greens (4814 E. Links Cir., Centennial, CO 80122)
7/9: 11/12 @ Homestead Farm II (7675 S. Krameria St., Centennial, CO 80122)
Finals (all ages): 7/11 @ Stonegate (10326 S. Stonegate Pkwy., Parker, CO 80134)

Unsure of what to events swim at Prelims? Rocky Mountain Swim League has published the top 25 (links: RMSLTop 25; RMSLRelay Top 25) so you can see how you stack up! And rankings can be deceiving – swimmers can only do 3 individual events so many of the top 25 will be swimming in other events. And again, Prelims is not just for the top swimmers – it’s for everyone.

Have a great week,

The Preserve Piranhas Board